Winners Announced In Writing Contest

Eighteen winners of the Pocono Writers high school competition were announced Wednesday during a special awards ceremony at East Stroudsburg University.

The contest, funded in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, was aimed at providing recognition and encouragement for the talent of Pennsylvania's future writers.

Two hundred entries were received from students in the Monroe County area schools. Entries were judged by ESU faculty members Robert Willis, professor of English; John McLaughlin, assistant professor of English, and Jennifer Sheard, president of the ESU English Club, which was host for the awards ceremony.